Sunday, March 18, 2012

Bow to the Bark

Yesterday I loaded up the chiclets and headed to the big city to check out the Kentucky Cluster Dog Show in Louisville. As a dog lover, it is a favorite yearly experience of mine. This year the show fell on St. Patrick's Day. The Irish Wolf hounds were decked out in their best finery.

There were dogs there of all types....including the German Shorthair Pointers all line up for action.

There were the big dogs....

The small dogs....

The in-between dogs.....

And some really hyper dogs.

We were able to watch the agility trials where some incredibly fast dogs demonstrated their skills.

Some dogs were even in the stands watching the action themselves.

We even had access to the grooming loop, where clouds of dog hair floated in the air. I mean that literally.

I love dog and cat shows.. but it's like window shopping when you can't bring one home.. :-) What is your favorite breed after looking at them all? We're enjoying our Cairn Terrier. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

Great pictures as always, Michelle. The line-up of German Shorthair Pointers is an especially good photo. These days we are sans chien, but our daughter Susie got a weimaraner about two months ago and revels in seeing her puppy turn into a dog.

It's sort of funny that your in-between dog (the Basset) and the really hyper dog (the Smooth Fox Terrier) are two of the breeds currently owned by my parents. I'll show Dad this entry the next time I'm in Smalltownland; he'll be impressed that you got a picture of the Smooth Fox. There is a famous portrait of eleven of them hanging in the AKC offices in Raleigh, NC, entitled "The Totteridge Eleven". It was the first breed to win the Westminster Best in Show-Ch. Warren Remedy, 1907- and she was the only dog to win the WKC-BIS three times. It's also the only breed I've ever taken into the show ring myself- judges frequently flip a shiny coin in front of their faces to check for the characteristic inquisitive response that owners call the "terrier tilt". The little user portrait with my comment is of my late and much-lamented SFT, Jane.

My goodness! I don't know where to begin! Nice captures. That basset hound is cute....and the pooch sitting in the stands...and the one getting the massage....and....all of them! I would've been exhausted saying hello to each and every one. Did you encounter any basenjis by chance?

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